997 Mk II GT3
28 February 2009, 09:10 AM
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997 Mk II GT3
Is being unveiled in March.
435bhp
0-60 4.2
0-99 8.2
£81,000
I am drooling as I type - it looks absolutely gorgeous too
Start saving Porsche fans!
435bhp
0-60 4.2
0-99 8.2
£81,000
I am drooling as I type - it looks absolutely gorgeous too
Start saving Porsche fans!
28 February 2009, 01:56 PM
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Does anyone know why GT3 engines sound different to other porsches. One went past me at speed recently (think it was a mk 1). Sounded really purposeful and much louder than other 911s.
I was immediately hooked.
I was immediately hooked.
28 February 2009, 02:49 PM
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GT3 use the race derived block for the Porsche Cup race series. Not sure if they use a flat plane crank like Ferrari's do (which is what gives Ferrari's their unique noise). But I would hazard a guess at more aggressive cams and a different exhaust system producing the unique noise.
I was once saw a 997 GT3 in white with white wheels and the Carbon Brakes. I did a sex wee on the spot. It was pure automotive ****.
I was once saw a 997 GT3 in white with white wheels and the Carbon Brakes. I did a sex wee on the spot. It was pure automotive ****.
28 February 2009, 03:33 PM
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You mean, compared to most Subarus it actually starts to accelerate harder.
Like the Yellowbird at TOTB a few years ago - 12.5s quarter - ordinary, 189mph top speed extraordinary!!
Drove a 996 GT3 today - that engine is awesome
Like the Yellowbird at TOTB a few years ago - 12.5s quarter - ordinary, 189mph top speed extraordinary!!
Drove a 996 GT3 today - that engine is awesome
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28 February 2009, 05:11 PM
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Nat is half correct 
The published time of a 996 GT3 Mk II was 8.8s from memory - the fastest any of the magazines got was 9.2s. Still faster than the lardy turbo
The published time of a 996 GT3 Mk II was 8.8s from memory - the fastest any of the magazines got was 9.2s. Still faster than the lardy turbo
28 February 2009, 05:49 PM
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Bearing in mind a Turbo weighs about 190kg more than a GT3, I reckon a 996 x50 would just about be bang on with the newGT3?
In EVO mag 'The Knowledge' they managed 10.3s -100mph for the GT3 and 10.0s for the Turbo.
Not bad for a lardy 190kgs more!
Anyway - .3 of a second
I did read somewhere, ages ago, that 0-100kph for the X50 was 3.7 secs. Can't find any figures for 0-100 mph, though.
There's a report on the new GT3 in this months GT Porsche mag along with a very interesting article about the 996 GT3 as it's its 10th anniversary.
The more I read about them the more I think I want one!
28 February 2009, 06:15 PM
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28 February 2009, 06:29 PM
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The GT3 uses the same block as the GT1, which is based on the 962 engine. I.e serious race engine. Its dry sump and in some cases has been increased in capacity to 4000cc, giving c.450bhp...
28 February 2009, 06:52 PM
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Aha..... but what about the Turbo S / X50?
Bearing in mind a Turbo weighs about 190kg more than a GT3, I reckon a 996 x50 would just about be bang on with the newGT3?
In EVO mag 'The Knowledge' they managed 10.3s -100mph for the GT3 and 10.0s for the Turbo.
Not bad for a lardy 190kgs more!
Anyway - .3 of a second
I did read somewhere, ages ago, that 0-100kph for the X50 was 3.7 secs. Can't find any figures for 0-100 mph, though.
There's a report on the new GT3 in this months GT Porsche mag along with a very interesting article about the 996 GT3 as it's its 10th anniversary.
The more I read about them the more I think I want one!
Bearing in mind a Turbo weighs about 190kg more than a GT3, I reckon a 996 x50 would just about be bang on with the newGT3?
In EVO mag 'The Knowledge' they managed 10.3s -100mph for the GT3 and 10.0s for the Turbo.
Not bad for a lardy 190kgs more!
Anyway - .3 of a second
I did read somewhere, ages ago, that 0-100kph for the X50 was 3.7 secs. Can't find any figures for 0-100 mph, though.
There's a report on the new GT3 in this months GT Porsche mag along with a very interesting article about the 996 GT3 as it's its 10th anniversary.
The more I read about them the more I think I want one!
GT3 Mk II tested in Edition 66 got a 0-60 in 4.3 and a 0-100 in 9.2.
The 996 Turbo is 0-60 in 4.1 (benefit of 4WD) and 0-100 in 10s. That's quite a bit slower due to being more lardy
The GT3 is 286 per ton and the Turbo 272, Turbo S is 296
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01 March 2009, 10:44 AM
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I had a long drive (very generous owner 
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Best car I've ever driven.
The MkII appears to be even better.
Nick
) in a 997 GT3 last year.Best car I've ever driven.
The MkII appears to be even better.
Nick
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01 March 2009, 11:42 AM
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Hi all here's my experience of the mark 1 gt3.
After being at the ring on and off for the past 5 years or so i had the chance for a pax lap on a trackday last year, after going out in various scoobs m3,s type r civics,i can honestly say it was the quickest car i have been in so far, point to point with a good driver, it had evertyhing power the grip and the fkkkkkkkk brakes
Just amazing one of my best moments...
Just my thoughts.
After being at the ring on and off for the past 5 years or so i had the chance for a pax lap on a trackday last year, after going out in various scoobs m3,s type r civics,i can honestly say it was the quickest car i have been in so far, point to point with a good driver, it had evertyhing power the grip and the fkkkkkkkk brakes
Just amazing one of my best moments...
Just my thoughts.
01 March 2009, 02:21 PM
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Hi all here's my experience of the mark 1 gt3.
After being at the ring on and off for the past 5 years or so i had the chance for a pax lap on a trackday last year, after going out in various scoobs m3,s type r civics,i can honestly say it was the quickest car i have been in so far, point to point with a good driver, it had evertyhing power the grip and the fkkkkkkkk brakes
Just amazing one of my best moments...
Just my thoughts.
After being at the ring on and off for the past 5 years or so i had the chance for a pax lap on a trackday last year, after going out in various scoobs m3,s type r civics,i can honestly say it was the quickest car i have been in so far, point to point with a good driver, it had evertyhing power the grip and the fkkkkkkkk brakes
Just amazing one of my best moments...
Just my thoughts.
02 March 2009, 11:27 AM
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The first 'supercar' i went out in was the mk1 GT3 and i was hooked within about five seconds. At the time it was new and i just loved the hardcoreness (if thats a word?!) of it with the half cage, harnesses etc.
I've loved Porsche's and more importantly the GT3's ever since
I've loved Porsche's and more importantly the GT3's ever since
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